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Amnesty International

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Civilians in Ukraine Killed by ‘Reckless’ Russian Attacks on Serhiivka Apartment Block and Beach Resort  

Russian air strikes on an apartment block and beach resort hotel in the coastal town of Serhiivka in southern Ukraine…

July 7, 2022

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Free Student in Belarus Jailed for 6.5 Years for Reposting Criticism of Ukraine War and Lukashenka

Reacting to the news that a court in Belarus sentenced Danuta Pyarednya, a 20-year-old student from Mahiliou, to 6.5 years…

July 6, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement on Social Media Companies’ Obligations to Protect User Privacy Following Supreme Court Repeal of Abortion Rights

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S.…

July 5, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), Amy Fischer, Americas Advocacy Director at…

June 30, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement in Response to Attacks on Abortion Rights Protesters

Last week, we watched with horror as abortion rights protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were struck by a vehicle seemingly…

June 29, 2022

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Inhumane Migration Policies Further Endanger People Who Need Protection

In response to the news that at least 50 people have been found dead in a trailer in San Antonio,…

June 28, 2022

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Amnesty International USA Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

In response to today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tarah Demant, Interim National Director for Programs, Advocacy…

June 24, 2022

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US Supreme Court Ruling on NY Gun Law Further Erodes Human Rights

Just a few weeks ago, in Buffalo, NY, an armed 18-year-old entered a grocery store in a predominantly Black community…

June 23, 2022

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Michelle Bachelet Has Just Months Left to Address Her Failures on China

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announced today that she will not be seeking a second term…

June 13, 2022

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U.S. Health, Development & Human Rights Groups: WTO Fails Basic “Do No Further Harm” Test on Eve of Ministerial

On the eve of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Ministerial meeting, U.S. health, human rights, consumer and development organizations denounced the…

June 10, 2022

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“Death Sentences” Against Three Foreign Members of Ukrainian Forces by Separatists’ “Courts” a Blatant Violation of International Law

Responding to the news that a separatist “court” in Russia-occupied Donetsk ordered the death of two captured two British nationals…

June 9, 2022

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Release Salah Hammouri From Unjust Administrative Detention

Responding to the news that the Israeli authorities have extended human rights defender Salah Hammouri’s administrative detention for another three…

June 6, 2022